Comparing Quotes

254 quotes by 228 authors

Even if one is interested only in one's own society, which is one's prerogative, one can understand that society much better by comparing it with… — Peter L. Berger
It is, then, by those shadows of the hoary Past and their fantastic silhouettes on the external screen of every religion and philosophy, that we… — H. P. Blavatsky
I don't want to embarrass any other catcher by comparing him to Johnny Bench. — Sparky Anderson
Before comparing yourself with others, win the battle with yourself. Strive to be better today than yesterday, and better tomorrow than today. — Daisaku Ikeda
Every one is fond of comparing himself to something great and grandiose, as Louis XIV likened himself to the sun, and others have had like… — Francois Magendie
The ego is your enemy, not your friend. It is the ego that gives you wounds and hurts you. It is the ego that makes… — Rajneesh
I have a habit of comparing the phraseology of communiques . . . noting a certain similarity of words, a certain similarity of optimism .… — Margaret Thatcher
Nothing will kill what you've been called to do more than comparing yourself to someone else. — Beth Moore
For chemistry is no science form'd Ã priori; 'tis no production of the human mind, framed by reasoning and deduction: it took its rise from… — Herman Boerhaave
...comparing the capacity of computers to the capacity of the human brain, I've often wondered, where does our success come from? The answer is synthesis,… — Garry Kasparov
There is "what is" only when there is no comparing and to live with "what is" is to be peaceful. — Bruce Lee
While scholars are comparing and contrasting theories, debating intellectual questions, and dividing humankind into categories, the world is changed by persons with faith, spirit, emotion,… — Grey Owl
One of the things that I've worked my way out of doing, and I knew that I needed to, was comparing myself to other people.… — India.Arie
The game was that of continually inventing a possible world, or a piece of a possible world, and then of comparing it with the real… — Francois Jacob
The element of discovery is very important. I don't repeat myself well. I want and need that stimulus of walking forward from one new world… — Margaret Bourke-White
By comparing what we know today with what the ancients appear to have known we can guess at the kinds of wine they drank. — Alec Waugh
The 31th of May, I perceived in the same water more of those Animals, as also some that were somewhat bigger. And I imagine, that… — Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Comparing objects like cars, houses, clothes, and defining life according to those comparisons, instead of trying to discover the real reason for being alive. — Paulo Coelho
The standard that measures two things is something different from either. You are, in fact, comparing them both with some Real Morality, admitting that there… — C.S. Lewis
Cultivate your own capabilities, your own style. Appreciate the members of your family for who they are, even though their outlook or style may be… — Charles R. Swindoll

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